Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-12-2023 16:11 UTC-7

Kfir Nahum Eliminated in 5th Place ($123,831)

Ollie Garland

Level 44 : Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante

Kfir Nahum opened from the cutoff to 15,000,000, finding Jason Simon in the small blind who jammed for the remainder of his stack. Nahum called.

Kfir Nahum: K♥Q♥
Jason Simon: A♣K♦

The board ran out J♠K♣3♦7♦2♠. Simon's dominating hand stayed that way and eliminated Nahum in 5th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Simon	206,000,000 77,000,000	77,000,000

Kfir Nahum	Busted

Tags: Jason Simon Kfir Nahum

Level: 45

Blinds: 4,000,000/8,000,000

Ante: 8,000,000

06-12-2023 16:34 UTC-7

Cannon Gets the Full Double From Trexler

Ollie Garland

Level 45 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Wesley Cannon limped in from the small blind and Eric Trexler checked his option in the big.

The flop checked through to the turn as the full board read 10♣9♦A♣A♦. Cannon now led out for 8,000,000. Trexler applied maximum pressure shoving all in and putting Cannon at risk for his tournament life. Cannon had no decision and snap-called.

Wesley Cannon: 9♥9♣
Eric Trexler: K♦3♠

The river was inconsequential as Trexler was already drawing dead. Cannon doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Trexler	205,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Wesley Cannon	145,000,000 71,000,000	71,000,000

Tags: Eric Trexler Wesley Cannon

06-12-2023 16:49 UTC-7

Wallace Takes The Lead With Kings

Liam Gannon

Level 45 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

Wade Wallace raised to 16,000,000 with K♥K♠ on the button and in the big blind, Wesley Cannon defended with A♠8♣.

The flop rolled out 4♦6♦8♠ and Cannon check-called a bet of 16,000,000.

On the turn 2♥, Cannon checked once more to Wallace who sized up to 26,000,000 and Cannon called once more.

The river peeled off a 9♣ and Cannon checked a third time over to Wallace who bet 65,000,000. Cannon thought about his decision for a few minutes but decided to toss his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to Wallace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wade Wallace	241,000,000
Wesley Cannon	99,000,000 -46,000,000	-46,000,000

Tags: Wade Wallace Wesley Cannon

06-12-2023 17:02 UTC-7

Break Chip Counts

Liam Gannon

Level 45 : Blinds 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

The final 4 players have gone on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wade Wallace	249,500,000 8,500,000	8,500,000
Eric Trexler	207,500,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Jason Simon	140,000,000 -66,000,000	-66,000,000

Wesley Cannon	95,000,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000

Level: 46

Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000

Ante: 10,000,000

06-12-2023 17:27 UTC-7

Cannon Doubles Through Trexler Again

Ollie Garland

Level 46 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Wesley Cannon open jammed from the button for 95,000,000. Eric Trexler in the small blind thought for some time before coming over the top himself and the hand went to showdown.

Wesley Cannon: 5♣5♦
Eric Trexler: K♦J♦

This coin flip fell in the favour of Cannon as the board ran out 9♠8♣A♣10♦2♦, earning him the full double-up through Trexler, for a second time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Cannon	210,000,000 115,000,000	115,000,000
Eric Trexler	53,500,000 -154,000,000	-154,000,000

Tags: Eric Trexler Wesley Cannon

06-12-2023 17:31 UTC-7

Trexler Doubles Through Wallace

Liam Gannon

Level 46 : Blinds 5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante

Eric Trexler moved all in for 53,500,000 and in the small blind, Wade Wallace called.

Eric Trexler: 9♥6♦
Wade Wallace: Q♥J♣

The board ran out 3♥6♠10♦8♥2♦ and Trexler paired his six on the flop to double up through Wallace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wade Wallace	156,000,000 -93,500,000	-93,500,000
Eric Trexler	127,000,000 73,500,000	73,500,000

Tags: Eric Trexler Wade Wallace

Level: 47

Blinds: 6,000,000/12,000,000

Ante: 12,000,000

06-12-2023 18:07 UTC-7

Wade Wallace Eliminated in 4th Place ($160,818)

Ollie Garland

Level 47 : 6,000,000/12,000,000, 12,000,000 ante

Eric Trexler raised from the button to 25,000,000. In response, Wade Wallace in the small blind three-bet jammed for his remaining stack of 131,000,000. Jason Simon in the big blind woke up with a hand and four-bet shoved himself for 174,000,000. Trexler folded.

Wade Wallace: A♠10♦
Jason Simon: K♥K♦

The board ran out 8♦6♠10♠9♠J♦. Simon scooped this pot and eliminated Wallace in the process.